Thom

The surname Thom is of Scottish origin, from the city of Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Angus, part of clan Stewart and are also listed as a sept of the Clan MacThomas.

Thom is also a first name variant of the abbreviation "Tom" of "Thomas" that hold the "h".

People With Thom as Surname

* Alexander Thom (1894-1985), archaeo-astronomer
* Andreas Thom (1965- ) a former German football player.
* Bing Thom (1940- ) a Canadian architect.
* Cameron E. Thom (1825–1915) an early settler in California, a Confederate officer, and a lawyer.
* Cristy Thom (1971- ) an American model, actress, and artist.
* Gerard Thom
* James Alexander Thom
* James Crawford Thom
* John Nichols Thom
* Linda Thom
* Margaret Thom
* René Thom (1923-2002), French mathematician
* Ronald Thom
* Sandi Thom (born August 11, 1981), singer-songwriter
* William Thom

Distribution of the surname Thom

* [http://www.spatial-literacy.org/uclnames/Map.aspx?name=THOM&year=1881&altyear=1998&country=GB&type=name Distribution of the surname Thom in Great Britain, 1881]
* [http://www.spatial-literacy.org/uclnames/Map.aspx?name=THOM&year=1998&altyear=1881&country=GB&type=name Distribution of the surname Thom in Great Britain, 1998]

See also

* Thom Merrilin, a gleeman in Robert Jordan's series "The Wheel of Time".
* Thomsen, from Fife (originally from Denmark)
* Thomson, from Fife
* Thom Yorke, lead singer-songwriter, and musician of English alternative band Radiohead